Bill Text: IL SR0108 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares April of 2023 as Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-27 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant [SR0108 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0108-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, There are approximately 2.1 million Americans | ||||||
3 | living with limb loss and limb difference; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Over 500 Americans lose a limb every day; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Approximately 1,000 children are born each year | ||||||
6 | in the United States with congenital limb difference, and | ||||||
7 | approximately 600 children lose a limb to a lawn mower | ||||||
8 | accident every summer; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Emotional, physical, and financial stress often | ||||||
10 | plague those who have lost a limb; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Limb loss is a lifetime condition, and the | ||||||
12 | general public is largely unaware of the many challenges faced | ||||||
13 | by the amputee community; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The physical effects may be the most visible, but | ||||||
15 | many times, the emotional difficulties surpass the physical | ||||||
16 | impediments created by losing a limb; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Integrated data from the Department of Veterans | ||||||
18 | Affairs and the Department of Defense shows that traumatic | ||||||
19 | amputations account for less than half of one percent of the |
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1 | veteran population; however, research reveals that after | ||||||
2 | leaving military service, over 80 percent of amputees also | ||||||
3 | have diagnoses in mental disorders, diseases of the nervous | ||||||
4 | system and sense organs, and diseases of the musculoskeletal | ||||||
5 | system and connective tissue in addition to their injury; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and trauma | ||||||
7 | are cited as the leading causes of amputation; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Studies have shown that behaviors such as | ||||||
9 | diabetes management, properly treating wounds, and observing | ||||||
10 | safety practices can be effective in preventing amputations; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, The number of Americans living with limb | ||||||
13 | loss/difference will rise to over 3.6 million by 2050 unless a | ||||||
14 | major public awareness campaign is launched and key prevention | ||||||
15 | initiatives are put in place; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Access to appropriate prosthetic care for people | ||||||
17 | living with limb loss is vital to enable individuals to reach | ||||||
18 | their full potential, live independently, and live well; and
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19 | WHEREAS, April is an appropriate month to designate as | ||||||
20 | Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month as spring is a | ||||||
21 | time of renewal and inspiration; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare April of | ||||||
3 | 2023 as Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month in the | ||||||
4 | State of Illinois.
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